We’re all cutting onions over this one. 12-year-old Ndakhe recently got to enjoy a one-of-a-kind Dream Day where she put on her own chef’s hat and cooked amongst the greats!
East London, South Africa (30 September 2024) — It was a day of dreams come true and smiles for miles for 12-year-old Ndakhe Nkomombini as she got to put on her own chef’s hat and whip up a signature meal with the people who inspire her most—culinary wizards.
The Reach for a Dream Foundation knew that Ndakhe’s Dream Day—a day where children fighting life-threatening illnesses get to live out their dreams in the most magical ways—needed to involve food. A regular in her own kitchen who adores cooking and has a penchant for pasta-making, it only made sense that she’d get to enjoy a prestigious local kitchen in East London and share the stove with Grazia Fine Food and Wine’s talented cooks.
The experience brought on all the feels for Ndakhe and the staff present. Under Chef Eric’s careful guidance, Ndakhe got to make one of the restaurant’s most delicious, signature pasta dishes in a moment where it wasn’t just the onions that might’ve made eyes water.
To top it all off, Ndakhe burst into the biggest smile when Chef Eric and Brett Wilson handed her an iPad—a new way to help her crack on with her other dreams that range from creating choreography to making content and, of course, doing her best with schoolwork.
Ndakhe’s story has certainly had many South Africans eagerly awaiting the young chef’s future culinary ventures, while the Reach for a Dream Foundation can dust off another dream realised in such a beautiful way.
Meanwhile, in other dream-come-true stories that made our hearts beam, 10-year-old cancer fighter Isabella recently got to enjoy a dream of her own recently, all thanks to the Springboks and, of course, the fairy godparent team at Reach for a Dream. You can read all about it, here.
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